CHRONICLE. 



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special justification on the record, 

 I one shilling damages would answer 

 the purpose of carrying the costs, 

 &c. I should, however, still ad- 

 vise the damages to be forty shil- 

 lings, but that there are seven other 

 actions depending, and the effect of 

 your verdict would be not to give 

 one forty shillings, but forty shil- 

 lings seven times over. One shil- 

 ling damages will answer every 

 purpose, and I shall, if necessary, 

 certify that the trespass was wilful 

 and malicious. 



The jury then altered their ver- 

 dict to one shilling damages. 



The counsel for the plaintiff were 

 — Mr. Serjeant Shepherd, Mr. Gar- 

 row, and Mr. Harrison ; attorney, 

 Mr. Wilkinson, Red Lion square 

 —and for the defendants, Mr. Ser- 

 jeant Best, Mr. Marry at, and Mr, 

 Stewart ; attorney, Messrs. Robin- 

 son, Piccadilly. 



AUGUST. 



1. Cambridge. — The anual prizes 

 given by the representatives in par- 

 liament for the University, value 

 15 guineas each, are this year ad- 

 judged to Messrs. H. F. Ainslie, 

 and G. Burges, of Trinitj- College, 

 senior bachelors ; and Messrs. 

 T. S. Hughes, of St. John's ; and 

 C. J. Blomfield, and W. Clark, 

 of Trinity College, middle bache- 

 lors. 



Sir William Browne's three gold 

 medals, value five guineas, are ad- 

 judged as follows ; to Mr. Edward 

 Blomfield, Caius College, for the 

 Greek ode, Desiderium Porsoni ; 

 to Mr Lonsdale, of King's, for 

 the Latin ode, Lusitania Liberata ; 

 and to Mr. E. H. Barker, of Trini- 

 ty, for the epigram. 



4. Fine Arts. — On this day» 

 Thursday, the scaffolding and awn- 

 ing were removed from the statue 

 erected in Russel-square, in honour 

 of the late duke of Bedford. Many 

 friends of the duke, and lovers of 

 sculpture attended ; the effect pro- 

 duced on the spectators was a live- 

 ly admiration of the performance, 

 mingled with emotions of regret 

 for the loss of a nobleman who de- 

 lighted in promoting the good of 

 his country. The statue is colos- 

 sal ; the attitude well chosen, grace- 

 ful, and manly ; the folds of dra- 

 pery are ample, yet sufficiently de- 

 tailed. His grace reposes one arm 

 on a plough, the left hand holds 

 the gifts of Ceres, conforming with 

 the general plan of a monument in- 

 tended to mark the duke's patrio- 

 tic fondness for agricultural pur- 

 suits. Spring, Summer, Autumn, 

 and Winter, personified in the en« 

 dearing semblance of children, play 

 round the feet of the statue, whose 

 apparent magnitude seems aug- 

 mented by the contrast. The pe- 

 destal, in embellishments and size, is 

 well adaptedjto the purposes of illus- 

 tration and strength ; to the four 

 corners are attached bulls' heads in 

 very high relief; the cavity imme- 

 diately beneath the upper mould- 

 ing is adorned with herds of cattle 

 in recumbent postures ; on the 

 curved sides are rural subjects in 

 basso relievo, the first represents 

 the preparation for the ploughman's 

 dinner ; the husbandman's wife, on 

 her knees, attends the culinary de- 

 partment ; a youth sounding a horn, 

 two rustics, and a team of oxen at 

 rest finish the groupe. The second 

 composition is made up of reapers 

 and gleaners variously employed, 

 the young woman in the center is 

 dehncatctl with the comeliness and 



grace 



